LDN 26 (Dark nebula)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 11 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , LDN 26 is visible between 21:41 and 00:42. It will become accessible at around 21:41, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your southern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 23:12, 25° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 00:42 when it sinks below 21° above your southern horizon.
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Name
LDN 26
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Object type
Dark nebula
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Position
| Right ascension: | 18h05m [1] |
| Declination: | −30°29' [1] |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |